Fast. Fresh. Simple.

That's Donna Hay's cooking philosophy and it's now become mine.

I never thought in a million (okay -- bit of an exaggeration, maybe a few) years I'd find a better brownie recipe then the one that I currently use. I've tried others before but none have been as good as my go-to recipe.

That is until today.

I decided to see if there was a simpler recipe in one of the many cookbooks that inhibit the bookshelf. Luckily I was able to find one in the first cookbook I went to - my signed copy of Donna Hay's "Fast, Fresh, Simple".

Surprisingly for a recipe with only 6 ingredients - it was delicious (yes, that was a stab at you '4 Ingredients' ladies). It took next to no time at all to prepare and it cooked in 2/3 the time as my other brownie recipe.

So I've blabbed on and on about this fantastic recipe so I guess I should share it with you (you being the few friends of mine that read this or my random twitter followers).

Ingredients:

• 150g butter
• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup self raising flour

1. Turn the oven on fan force and to 160*C
2. Melt butter in a pan on the stove.
3. Add the sugar and cocoa and stir until combined. Remove from stove and allow to cool slightly.
4. In another bowl whisk the 3 eggs then add the chocolate mixture whisking/mixing quickly so the egg does not cook.
5. Add in the self raising flour and stir to combine.
6. Pour the mixture into a greased/baking paper lined 20x20cm (or there abouts) tin and bake in the oven for 30-35 mins or more if you like it a bit more cakey.

Of course you can add whatever you want to them to make them the way you like. Some suggestions - white and/or milk chocolate chips; macadamias and cranberries; orange zest (odd but trust me - chocolate and orange is an amazing combination); or pecans/walnuts/really any kind of nut that you like.

Donna Hay says this recipe makes 16 squares but I like to cut them into 24 squares so each serve is about 100 calories.

If you like your brownies fudgey then store them in the fridge otherwise store them in an airtight container on the counter or wherever you keep your sumptuous temptations.

Hope you enjoy :)